BY
Rob Gill

Flight Centre agrees distribution deal with BA

Flight Centre Travel Group has reached a deal with British Airways so that its customers in the UK will not have to pay the airline’s planned £8 surcharge on GDS bookings.

The “multi-year” agreement, which also includes Iberia bookings, will come into effect on November 1 – the date when the BA surcharge is also due to be introduced. It will also cover Flight Centre’s business travel division, FCM Travel Solutions.

The deal will see Flight Centre working with BA and Iberia to integrate the airlines’ content into its booking tools using New Distribution Capability (NDC).